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Lester Maddox: Bradley R. Rice, ”The 1966 Gubernatorial Elections in Georgia” (Ph.D. diss., University of Southern Mississippi, 1982); Dan T. Carter, The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 306; Ryan Hayes interview; (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 306; Ryan Hayes interview; CQ Political Notes, CQ Political Notes, December 12, 1966. December 12, 1966. not with ”ax handles,” but with ”pick handles”: not with ”ax handles,” but with ”pick handles”: CDN, August 28, 1968. CDN, August 28, 1968. The regulars-”slow, florid”: The regulars-”slow, florid”: Schultz, Schultz, No One Was Killed, No One Was Killed, 41. 41. ”So now we can't trust”: ”So now we can't trust”: Ibid., 45. Ibid., 45.

”We reject as unacceptable”: White, White, Making of the President 1968, Making of the President 1968, 323. 323. This war had consumed: This war had consumed: Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Packaging the Presidency: A History and Criticism of Presidential Campaign Advertising, Packaging the Presidency: A History and Criticism of Presidential Campaign Advertising, 3rd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996), 221. 3rd ed. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996), 221.

McGovern 1968 presidential run: Robert Sam Anson, McGovern: A Biography McGovern: A Biography (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1972), 186212. (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1972), 186212. ”I was looking around”: ”I was looking around”: Steinem interviewed in doc.u.mentary Steinem interviewed in doc.u.mentary One Bright s.h.i.+ning Moment One Bright s.h.i.+ning Moment (Stephen Vittoria, dir., 2005). (Stephen Vittoria, dir., 2005).

His proposal was radical: Anson, Anson, McGovern, McGovern, 166. 166.

”Have you ever written a book”: Schultz, Schultz, No One Was Killed. No One Was Killed.

It was what Richard Nixon: ”Nixon Bids Johnson Apologize to GOP for 'Vicious' Attack,” NYT, October 15, 1966. ”Nixon Bids Johnson Apologize to GOP for 'Vicious' Attack,” NYT, October 15, 1966.

”Why are you here?”: Schultz, Schultz, No One Was Killed, No One Was Killed, 68. 68. Ralph Yarborough, the liberal Texas: Ralph Yarborough, the liberal Texas: Ibid. Ibid.

Sat.u.r.day night, Yippies: Ibid., 79. Ibid., 79. Yippies drove a flatbed truck: Yippies drove a flatbed truck: Ibid., 81. Ibid., 81.

Eugene McCarthy arrived: Ibid., 71; White, Ibid., 71; White, Making of the President 1968, Making of the President 1968, 71. 71.

Southern delegates kept alive: Ibid., 327; Farber, Ibid., 327; Farber, Chicago '68, Chicago '68, 136. 136. Polls showed Humphrey: Polls showed Humphrey: White, White, Making of the President 1968, Making of the President 1968, 326. 326.

Sunday morning: Seymour Hersh, ”The Secret a.r.s.enal,” NYTM, August 25, 1968. Seymour Hersh, ”The Secret a.r.s.enal,” NYTM, August 25, 1968.

Time ran a picture: ran a picture: ”Daley City Under Siege,” ”Daley City Under Siege,” Time, Time, August 30, 1968. August 30, 1968.

Sunday night, at ten forty-five: Schultz, Schultz, No One Was Killed. No One Was Killed.

Monday morning, the Chicago police: Ibid., 76, 94, 131. Ibid., 76, 94, 131.

The way was flecked: White, White, Making of the President 1968, Making of the President 1968, 328. 328. City workers had removed: City workers had removed: Farber, Farber, Chicago '68, Chicago '68, 159. 159. The The Evergreen Review: Schultz, Evergreen Review: Schultz, No One Was Killed. No One Was Killed.

The convention floor accommodated: White, White, Making of the President 1968, Making of the President 1968, 318. 318. Aretha Franklin belted out: Aretha Franklin belted out: Ibid., 323. Ibid., 323. ”Throw them out!”: ”Throw them out!”: Ibid., 329; Schultz, Ibid., 329; Schultz, No One Was Killed, No One Was Killed, 126. 126. Concessionaires were instructed: Concessionaires were instructed: Theodore H. White, Theodore H. White, The Making of the President 1972 The Making of the President 1972 (New York: Atheneum, 1973), 19. (New York: Atheneum, 1973), 19. In the park, a cop car: In the park, a cop car: Schultz, Schultz, No One Was Killed, No One Was Killed, 111. 111.

Then, the retaliation: Ibid., 12021, 140. Ibid., 12021, 140. The liberal The liberal Chicago Daily News: Ibid., 123. Chicago Daily News: Ibid., 123.

The California delegation was pledged: Anson, Anson, McGovern, McGovern, 205. 205.

California and New York were strongest: White, White, Making of the President 1968, Making of the President 1968, 318; White, 318; White, Making of the President 1972, Making of the President 1972, 19. 19. In Lincoln Park, as word pa.s.sed: In Lincoln Park, as word pa.s.sed: Schultz, Schultz, No One Was Killed, No One Was Killed, 139. 139. ”We even heard”: ”We even heard”: Ibid., 136. Ibid., 136.

At about 7 p.m. on Tuesday: Daniel Walker et al., Daniel Walker et al., Rights in Conflict: The Violent Confrontation of Demonstrators and Police in the Parks and Streets of Chicago During the Week of the Democratic National Convention of 1968 Rights in Conflict: The Violent Confrontation of Demonstrators and Police in the Parks and Streets of Chicago During the Week of the Democratic National Convention of 1968 (New York: Bantam Books, 1968), 18687. (New York: Bantam Books, 1968), 18687. Police spies recorded: Police spies recorded: Anthony Lukas, Anthony Lukas, The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Trial The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities: Notes on the Chicago Trial (New York: HarperCollins, 1970), 23. (New York: HarperCollins, 1970), 23.

At eleven, a phalanx of clergymen: Schultz, Schultz, No One Was Killed, No One Was Killed, 143. 143.

At the amphitheater, the day's chaos: White, White, Making of the President 1968, Making of the President 1968, 333. 333.

The Chicago Daily News Chicago Daily News ran a picture: ran a picture: CDN, August 28, 1968. CDN, August 28, 1968.

”In the darkness and confusion”: NBC coverage, viewed at Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago, Illinois. NBC coverage, viewed at Museum of Broadcast Communications, Chicago, Illinois.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1968.

This chapter is drawn from viewing videotapes of NBC's full coverage of the Democratic National Convention, August 28, 1968, in the offices of the Museum of Television and Radio, Chicago, Illinois.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN: WINNING.

After Chicago, Humphrey: ”Will HHH Come in Third?” ”Will HHH Come in Third?” Newsweek, Newsweek, September 23, 1968. September 23, 1968.

Chicago police raid on McCarthy headquarters: David Farber, Chicago '68 Chicago '68 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988), 201. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1988), 201. ”We ought to quit pretending”: ”We ought to quit pretending”: Letters, Letters, Newsweek, Newsweek, September 9, 1968. September 9, 1968. ”Nothing would bring the real peaceniks”: ”Nothing would bring the real peaceniks”: Theodore H. White, Theodore H. White, Making of the President 1968 Making of the President 1968 (New York: Atheneum, 1969), 317. (New York: Atheneum, 1969), 317.

”I am not going to barricade myself”: Joe McGinniss, Joe McGinniss, The Selling of the President The Selling of the President (New York: Penguin, 1970), 62. (New York: Penguin, 1970), 62. He began his general election: Newsweek, He began his general election: Newsweek, September 23, 1968. September 23, 1968.

Bob Haldeman had it game-planned: Jules Witcover and Jack Germond, Jules Witcover and Jack Germond, Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars?: The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency, 1988 Whose Broad Stripes and Bright Stars?: The Trivial Pursuit of the Presidency, 1988 (New York: Warner Books, 1989), 55; Jules Witcover, (New York: Warner Books, 1989), 55; Jules Witcover, No Way to Pick a President No Way to Pick a President (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999), 55; Robert Shogan, (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999), 55; Robert Shogan, Bad News: Where the Press Goes Wrong in the Making of the President Bad News: Where the Press Goes Wrong in the Making of the President (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2001), 40. (Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2001), 40.

Nixon's briefing book: Jeffrey Bell, ”The Candidate and the Briefing Book,” Weekly Standard, Weekly Standard, February 5, 2001. February 5, 2001. With Prussian efficiency: With Prussian efficiency: Dan T. Carter, Dan T. Carter, The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origin of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 333. (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1996), 333. Even the elephant: Even the elephant: Shogan, Shogan, Bad News, Bad News, 55. 55.

”three-b.u.mp interviews”: Stanley Kutler, Stanley Kutler, The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon The Wars of Watergate: The Last Crisis of Richard Nixon (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 70. (New York: W. W. Norton, 1992), 70. ”astounded torpor”: ”astounded torpor”: Lewis Chester, Bruce Page, and G.o.dfrey Hodgson, Lewis Chester, Bruce Page, and G.o.dfrey Hodgson, American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968 American Melodrama: The Presidential Campaign of 1968 (New York: Viking, 1969), 689. (New York: Viking, 1969), 689. Humphrey's biggest financial backer: Humphrey's biggest financial backer: Interview with Molly Ivins. Interview with Molly Ivins.

”He moved easily”: Newsweek, September 23, 1968. September 23, 1968.

Nixon TV panel shows: McGinniss, Selling of the President, Selling of the President, 5873. 5873.

In Charlotte, North Carolina: Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction, and Democracy Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction, and Democracy (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993), 214. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993), 214.

”he's a bore, a pain in the a.s.s”: McGinniss, McGinniss, Selling of the President, Selling of the President, 1034. McLuhan excerpts: Ibid., 9096. 1034. McLuhan excerpts: Ibid., 9096.

”Sock it to me?!”: Elizabeth Kolbert, ”Stooping to Conquer,” me?!”: Elizabeth Kolbert, ”Stooping to Conquer,” New Yorker, New Yorker, April 19, 2004. April 19, 2004.

Nixon's TV spots were groundbreaking: McGinniss, McGinniss, Selling of the President, Selling of the President, 81121. See Nixon's 1968 commercials at livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/. 81121. See Nixon's 1968 commercials at livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/.

NBC, with its flags.h.i.+p evening news show: Farber, Farber, Chicago '68, Chicago '68, 251; McGinniss, 251; McGinniss, Selling of the President, Selling of the President, 50; Lewis Z. Koch interview. 50; Lewis Z. Koch interview.

”The truth was, these were our children”: ”In the Nation: The Question at Chicago,” NYT, September 1, 1968. ”In the Nation: The Question at Chicago,” NYT, September 1, 1968. ”In Chicago,” Stewart Alsop wrote: ”In Chicago,” Stewart Alsop wrote: G.o.dfrey Hodgson, G.o.dfrey Hodgson, America in Our Time: From World War II to Nixon-What Happened and Why America in Our Time: From World War II to Nixon-What Happened and Why (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976), 372. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976), 372. telegram to Mayor Daley: telegram to Mayor Daley: Ibid. Ibid.